CS0: computer science orientation course
SIGCSE '97 Proceedings of the twenty-eighth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Contributing to success in an introductory computer science course: a study of twelve factors
Proceedings of the thirty-second SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer Science Education
Benefits of a CS0 course in liberal arts colleges
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Experiences with a CS0 course targeted for CS1 success
Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Improving performance and retention in CS1
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Using student performance predictions in a computer science curriculum
Proceedings of the 11th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Abstraction ability as an indicator of success for learning computing science?
ICER '08 Proceedings of the Fourth international Workshop on Computing Education Research
CS0: why, what, and how?: panel discussion
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Improving first-year success and retention through interest-based CS0 courses
Proceedings of the 43rd ACM technical symposium on Computer Science Education
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This paper presents the results of an observational study to determine how student performance in a CS0 course compares to other indicators of student risk for failure to complete a degree in computing science, information systems, or information technology. The academic progress of 59 students was followed over four and a half years. For these students, performance on the overall ACT exam, scores on just the mathematics portion of the ACT exam, grade in the first required mathematics course in college (calculus), and grade in a CS0 course were compared between students that successfully completed a computing major and those that were unsuccessful. Data indicate that a CS0 course can be a stronger indicator of a student's likelihood to not complete a computing degree than the other factors considered in this study. Subsequently, these results, which demonstrate the potential for CS0 courses as an early warning for risk in failure to complete a computing degree, support the efficacy of including a CS0 course in computing curriculum.